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The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:10:52 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.110374288China Firm On Cutting Green Car Subsidies By 2021http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/01/china-firm-on-cutting-green-car-subsidies-by-2021/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/01/china-firm-on-cutting-green-car-subsidies-by-2021/#commentsSun, 24 Jan 2016 17:30:26 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1272433China’s finance minister said Saturday that the government will end green car subsidies by 2021 and let its market dictate whether EVs or plug-in hybrid can sell on their own in the country, Reuters reported. Lou Jiwei told reporters that the government would cut subsidies by 20 percent over the next two years, by 40 percent […]

]]>China’s finance minister said Saturday that the government will end green car subsidies by 2021 and let its market dictate whether EVs or plug-in hybrid can sell on their own in the country, Reuters reported. Lou Jiwei told reporters that the government would cut subsidies by 20 percent over the next two years, by 40 percent […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/01/china-firm-on-cutting-green-car-subsidies-by-2021/feed/101272433WSJ To Tesla: Cast Aside Corporate Welfare To Improve Imagehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/wsj-tesla-cast-aside-corporate-welfare-improve-image/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/wsj-tesla-cast-aside-corporate-welfare-improve-image/#commentsTue, 17 Feb 2015 14:00:51 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1002850Despite its visions of having a valuation on par with Apple within a decade, Tesla’s subsistence on subsidies may be hard for some to swallow. The Wall Street Journal said as much in an opinion piece following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proclamation to grow his company 50 percent annually, with a stock valuation of $700 […]

]]>Despite its visions of having a valuation on par with Apple within a decade, Tesla’s subsistence on subsidies may be hard for some to swallow. The Wall Street Journal said as much in an opinion piece following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proclamation to grow his company 50 percent annually, with a stock valuation of $700 […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/02/wsj-tesla-cast-aside-corporate-welfare-improve-image/feed/401002850Nissan Loses Money On Every Leaf Replacement Battery Soldhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/07/kuhlman-nissan-loses-money-per-leaf-replacement-battery-sold/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/07/kuhlman-nissan-loses-money-per-leaf-replacement-battery-sold/#commentsFri, 25 Jul 2014 11:00:08 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=873026In June, Nissan announced that Leaf owners could obtain a replacement battery pack for $5,500 upon trading in the old unit. While a boon to said owners, the automaker is losing blood on the deal every time a pack is sold. Green Car Reports interviewed Nissan vice president of global communications Jeff Kuhlman, who explained […]

]]>In June, Nissan announced that Leaf owners could obtain a replacement battery pack for $5,500 upon trading in the old unit. While a boon to said owners, the automaker is losing blood on the deal every time a pack is sold. Green Car Reports interviewed Nissan vice president of global communications Jeff Kuhlman, who explained […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/07/kuhlman-nissan-loses-money-per-leaf-replacement-battery-sold/feed/40873026Volkswagen May Announce Location Of New SUV Production Next Weekhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/05/volkswagen-may-announce-location-of-new-suv-production-next-week/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/05/volkswagen-may-announce-location-of-new-suv-production-next-week/#commentsFri, 09 May 2014 13:00:12 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=818522Volkswagen appears ready to announce where its upcoming mid-size SUV — based upon the CrossBlue concept from the 2013 Detroit Auto Show — will be assembled. Automotive News reports the decision could come as soon as next week at the earliest, though execs either don’t know or cannot say for sure, citing the automaker’s board’s […]

]]>Volkswagen appears ready to announce where its upcoming mid-size SUV — based upon the CrossBlue concept from the 2013 Detroit Auto Show — will be assembled. Automotive News reports the decision could come as soon as next week at the earliest, though execs either don’t know or cannot say for sure, citing the automaker’s board’s […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/05/volkswagen-may-announce-location-of-new-suv-production-next-week/feed/19818522Tennessee Lawmakers Threatening To Kill Subsidies If UAW Wins VW Planthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/tennessee-lawmakers-threatening-to-kill-subsidies-if-uaw-wins-vw-plant/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/tennessee-lawmakers-threatening-to-kill-subsidies-if-uaw-wins-vw-plant/#commentsTue, 11 Feb 2014 16:40:30 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=739385Should the United Auto Workers win the upcoming election to represent workers at Volkswagen’s Chatanooga, Tenn. plant, the automaker may find itself shunned by state lawmakers as far as further subsidies are concerned. Volkswagen is seeking a new site this year to build their CrossBlue-based mid-size SUV in 2016, wooing both powers that be in […]

]]>Should the United Auto Workers win the upcoming election to represent workers at Volkswagen’s Chatanooga, Tenn. plant, the automaker may find itself shunned by state lawmakers as far as further subsidies are concerned. Volkswagen is seeking a new site this year to build their CrossBlue-based mid-size SUV in 2016, wooing both powers that be in […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/tennessee-lawmakers-threatening-to-kill-subsidies-if-uaw-wins-vw-plant/feed/173739385Editorial: Canada’s Auto Industry Is Hooked On Subsidies, And It Won’t End Wellhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/editorial-chryslers-investment-demands-prove-that-canadas-auto-industry-is-hooked-on-subsidies/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/editorial-chryslers-investment-demands-prove-that-canadas-auto-industry-is-hooked-on-subsidies/#commentsTue, 11 Feb 2014 13:00:08 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=739225Just a few short years after the Canadian and Ontario government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, a familiar scenario is playing out along Highway 401. Chrysler is reported to be negotiating with both the Ontario and Canadian federal government regarding subsidies for their Windsor assembly plant that builds the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town […]

]]>Just a few short years after the Canadian and Ontario government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, a familiar scenario is playing out along Highway 401. Chrysler is reported to be negotiating with both the Ontario and Canadian federal government regarding subsidies for their Windsor assembly plant that builds the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/editorial-chryslers-investment-demands-prove-that-canadas-auto-industry-is-hooked-on-subsidies/feed/94739225Toyota Shuttering Australian Factory By 2017, Local Industry Deadhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/toyota-shuttering-australian-factory-by-2017-local-industry-dead/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/toyota-shuttering-australian-factory-by-2017-local-industry-dead/#commentsMon, 10 Feb 2014 15:58:31 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=738457Toyota announced Monday that as of 2017, the automaker will no longer manufacture any of their vehicles in Australia, driving in the final nail to the coffin containing the nation’s local automotive industry following similar announcements by Holden and Ford. Toyota Australia head Max Yasuda and Toyota Motor Corporation head Akio Toyoda made the announcement […]

]]>Toyota announced Monday that as of 2017, the automaker will no longer manufacture any of their vehicles in Australia, driving in the final nail to the coffin containing the nation’s local automotive industry following similar announcements by Holden and Ford. Toyota Australia head Max Yasuda and Toyota Motor Corporation head Akio Toyoda made the announcement […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/toyota-shuttering-australian-factory-by-2017-local-industry-dead/feed/100738457GM’s Ellesmere Port Decision Could Collide With EU Anti-Subsidy Rulehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/05/gms-ellesmere-port-decision-could-collide-with-eu-anti-subsidy-rule/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/05/gms-ellesmere-port-decision-could-collide-with-eu-anti-subsidy-rule/#commentsMon, 21 May 2012 14:56:09 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=445371A day before GM officially announced that the Astra production will be moved to Ellesmere Port, a move that is widely believed to seal the fate of Opel’s Bochum plant, we said that the decision won’t go down well in Germany, and that it will be very tough working with a doomed workforce. The workforce […]

]]>A day before GM officially announced that the Astra production will be moved to Ellesmere Port, a move that is widely believed to seal the fate of Opel’s Bochum plant, we said that the decision won’t go down well in Germany, and that it will be very tough working with a doomed workforce. The workforce […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/05/gms-ellesmere-port-decision-could-collide-with-eu-anti-subsidy-rule/feed/8445371Ontario Cutting Electric Vehicle Subsidies, $43 Million In Savings Expectedhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/03/ontario-cutting-electric-vehicle-subsidies-43-million-in-savings-expected/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/03/ontario-cutting-electric-vehicle-subsidies-43-million-in-savings-expected/#commentsWed, 28 Mar 2012 18:14:21 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=436938Ontario’s 2012 budget was released this morning, and while the United States under the Obama administration seems intent on boosting subsidies for alternative fuel vehicles, including EVs, those in the Great White North’s most populous province are able to see the writing on the wall with regards to EVs. Two programs, designed to encourage EV […]

]]>Ontario’s 2012 budget was released this morning, and while the United States under the Obama administration seems intent on boosting subsidies for alternative fuel vehicles, including EVs, those in the Great White North’s most populous province are able to see the writing on the wall with regards to EVs. Two programs, designed to encourage EV […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/03/ontario-cutting-electric-vehicle-subsidies-43-million-in-savings-expected/feed/32436938Honda To Enter China With EVhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/honda-to-enter-china-with-ev/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/honda-to-enter-china-with-ev/#commentsWed, 12 Oct 2011 18:58:35 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=414532While U.S. Senators are wringing their hands and pounding their chests about EV know-how allegedly escaping to China, makers from other countries are doing business. The most recent EV entry is Honda. Honda will build an EV in China and sell it in China in 2012 “in limited quantities,” its R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe told […]

]]>While U.S. Senators are wringing their hands and pounding their chests about EV know-how allegedly escaping to China, makers from other countries are doing business. The most recent EV entry is Honda. Honda will build an EV in China and sell it in China in 2012 “in limited quantities,” its R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe told […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/honda-to-enter-china-with-ev/feed/2414532European Competition Authorities: Is Electric Car Aid OK?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/07/european-competition-authorities-is-electric-car-aid-ok/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/07/european-competition-authorities-is-electric-car-aid-ok/#commentsThu, 14 Jul 2011 23:11:40 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=402741The European Commission’s competition authority has a problem: The Commission had to launch a formal investigation into aid for a large investment project by BMW for the manufacturing of electric cars. The formal investigation will allow the Commission to gain an insight into the emerging market of electric cars, a market for which it has not […]

]]>The European Commission’s competition authority has a problem: The Commission had to launch a formal investigation into aid for a large investment project by BMW for the manufacturing of electric cars. The formal investigation will allow the Commission to gain an insight into the emerging market of electric cars, a market for which it has not […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/07/european-competition-authorities-is-electric-car-aid-ok/feed/1402741Senate Votes To Repeal Ethanol Tax Creditshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/senate-votes-to-repeal-ethanol-tax-credits/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/senate-votes-to-repeal-ethanol-tax-credits/#commentsFri, 17 Jun 2011 15:32:51 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=399203Cracks continued to in the ethanol industry’s once-impregnable political vanguard, as the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Senate has voted to roll back the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) as well as import tariffs on foreign-produced ethanol. This rollback of multi-billion-dollar ethanol credits failed earlier in the week, when the Detroit News reports […]

]]>Cracks continued to in the ethanol industry’s once-impregnable political vanguard, as the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Senate has voted to roll back the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) as well as import tariffs on foreign-produced ethanol. This rollback of multi-billion-dollar ethanol credits failed earlier in the week, when the Detroit News reports […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/senate-votes-to-repeal-ethanol-tax-credits/feed/15399203Quote Of The Day: The Beginning Of The End Of Ethanol Editionhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/quote-of-the-day-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-ethanol-edition/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/quote-of-the-day-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-ethanol-edition/#commentsTue, 24 May 2011 23:47:58 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=396008Over the course of TTAC’s coverage of US ethanol subsidies, I’ve often wondered why nobody made a political issue out of slaying an ever-growing waste of tax dollars ($6b this year on the “blender’s credit” alone). And with the political rhetoric about America’s debt prices rising, I’ve been wondering with more and more regularity when […]

]]>Over the course of TTAC’s coverage of US ethanol subsidies, I’ve often wondered why nobody made a political issue out of slaying an ever-growing waste of tax dollars ($6b this year on the “blender’s credit” alone). And with the political rhetoric about America’s debt prices rising, I’ve been wondering with more and more regularity when […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/quote-of-the-day-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-ethanol-edition/feed/64396008DOE: The Cheap, Effective, Unsubdsidized Electric Car Is Cominghttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/doe-the-cheap-effective-unsubdsidized-electric-car-is-coming/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/doe-the-cheap-effective-unsubdsidized-electric-car-is-coming/#commentsSun, 22 May 2011 15:37:49 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=395831Though The Department of Energy has offered only the flimsiest of evidence for the practicability of President Obama’s electric vehicle goals, Energy Secretary Steven Chu is out writing checks about the future of EVs that the industry may not be able to cash. Speaking at the installation of the 500th ChargePointAmerica charging station in Southern […]

]]>Though The Department of Energy has offered only the flimsiest of evidence for the practicability of President Obama’s electric vehicle goals, Energy Secretary Steven Chu is out writing checks about the future of EVs that the industry may not be able to cash. Speaking at the installation of the 500th ChargePointAmerica charging station in Southern […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/doe-the-cheap-effective-unsubdsidized-electric-car-is-coming/feed/32395831GAO: Government Ethanol Rules Actually Increase Gasoline Usehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/gao-government-ethanol-rules-actually-increase-gasoline-use/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/gao-government-ethanol-rules-actually-increase-gasoline-use/#commentsThu, 05 May 2011 17:07:16 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=393767A massive study by the Government Accountability Office into “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue” has turned up an interesting finding. It seems that the government’s desire to buy more “alternative fuel vehicles” (AFVs) may actually increase the amount of gasoline used by government fleets. Why? Because […]

]]>A massive study by the Government Accountability Office into “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue” has turned up an interesting finding. It seems that the government’s desire to buy more “alternative fuel vehicles” (AFVs) may actually increase the amount of gasoline used by government fleets. Why? Because […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/gao-government-ethanol-rules-actually-increase-gasoline-use/feed/22393767Trade War Watch 16: US Doesn’t Understand China’s EV Policy, Rattles Saber Anywayhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/us-doesnt-understand-chinas-ev-policy-rattles-saber-anyway/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/us-doesnt-understand-chinas-ev-policy-rattles-saber-anyway/#commentsSun, 01 May 2011 22:12:37 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=393335George Orwell’s warning, that “the first victim of war is the truth,” apparently applies equally to trade wars. On Friday, Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow (both D-MI) wrote the United States Trade Representative to express their concern over “reported draft regulations” of China’s New Energy Vehicle plan, noting We are concerned that these draft […]

]]>George Orwell’s warning, that “the first victim of war is the truth,” apparently applies equally to trade wars. On Friday, Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow (both D-MI) wrote the United States Trade Representative to express their concern over “reported draft regulations” of China’s New Energy Vehicle plan, noting We are concerned that these draft […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/us-doesnt-understand-chinas-ev-policy-rattles-saber-anyway/feed/5393335Obama EV Credit-To-Rebate Plan Draws Opposition… From Democratshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/04/obama-ev-credit-to-rebate-plan-draws-opposition-from-democrats/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/04/obama-ev-credit-to-rebate-plan-draws-opposition-from-democrats/#commentsFri, 22 Apr 2011 17:21:24 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=392609President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015 has faced serious challenges from day one, with several studies pointing out that the goal probably isn’t achievable without more government action.But up till now, President Obama has forwarded only one actual policy change aimed at achieving his goal, namely turning […]

]]>President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015 has faced serious challenges from day one, with several studies pointing out that the goal probably isn’t achievable without more government action.But up till now, President Obama has forwarded only one actual policy change aimed at achieving his goal, namely turning […]

]]>How things change in a few years! Just a few short orbits of the sun ago, automakers like GM were some of the biggest boosters of ethanol subsidies. Now, the Detroit News reports The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers – the trade association representing General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Group LLC, Toyota Motor Corp. […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/04/new-ethanol-bill-faces-automaker-resistance/feed/32390443DOE Loan Program Patronage Comes Under Attackhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/doe-loan-program-patronage-comes-under-attack/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/doe-loan-program-patronage-comes-under-attack/#commentsThu, 31 Mar 2011 15:46:54 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=389288It’s been a bad week for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan program. First, the GAO slammed the program for weak oversight and a lack of performance metrics and professional expertise, and now the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News are unwinding a web of patronage that appears to be taking […]

]]>It’s been a bad week for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan program. First, the GAO slammed the program for weak oversight and a lack of performance metrics and professional expertise, and now the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News are unwinding a web of patronage that appears to be taking […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/doe-loan-program-patronage-comes-under-attack/feed/2389288Edmunds Comes Out Against EV Tax Creditshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/02/edmunds-comes-out-against-ev-tax-credits/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/02/edmunds-comes-out-against-ev-tax-credits/#commentsTue, 22 Feb 2011 23:14:09 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=384748Though it appears that it may take even more government stimulus to achieve President Obama’s goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, online auto juggernaut Edmunds has come out against existing EV tax credits in a commentary by CEO Jeremy Anwyl. Anwyl’s argument is rooted in the American Council for […]

]]>Though it appears that it may take even more government stimulus to achieve President Obama’s goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, online auto juggernaut Edmunds has come out against existing EV tax credits in a commentary by CEO Jeremy Anwyl. Anwyl’s argument is rooted in the American Council for […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/02/edmunds-comes-out-against-ev-tax-credits/feed/39384748Could GE’s EV Mega-Buy Be Bad For Consumers?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/11/could-ges-ev-mega-buy-be-bad-for-consumers/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/11/could-ges-ev-mega-buy-be-bad-for-consumers/#commentsThu, 11 Nov 2010 19:35:25 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=372387The Auto Prophet brings up a point that completely escaped our discussion of General Electric’s EV mega-buy: By gobbling up EVs, GE certainly helps to jump-start the industry, but they also gobble up future tax credits that consumers would have gotten, unless GE opts to forego the EV tax credit. Which would be bad business. […]

]]>The Auto Prophet brings up a point that completely escaped our discussion of General Electric’s EV mega-buy: By gobbling up EVs, GE certainly helps to jump-start the industry, but they also gobble up future tax credits that consumers would have gotten, unless GE opts to forego the EV tax credit. Which would be bad business. […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/11/could-ges-ev-mega-buy-be-bad-for-consumers/feed/18372387Carlos Ghosn Sees His Shadow, Requires Two More Years Of EV Subsidieshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/10/carlos-ghosn-sees-his-shadow-requires-two-more-years-of-ev-subsidies/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/10/carlos-ghosn-sees-his-shadow-requires-two-more-years-of-ev-subsidies/#commentsWed, 27 Oct 2010 16:03:11 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=370405No automaker has more to gain –and lose– in the early-adopter EV game than Renault-Nissan, and CEO Carlos Ghosn knows how the game is played. Nissan is investing $4b to rollout electric cars in the US, Japan and select Western European markets at the end of this year, but despite being committed, Ghosn insists that […]

]]>No automaker has more to gain –and lose– in the early-adopter EV game than Renault-Nissan, and CEO Carlos Ghosn knows how the game is played. Nissan is investing $4b to rollout electric cars in the US, Japan and select Western European markets at the end of this year, but despite being committed, Ghosn insists that […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/10/carlos-ghosn-sees-his-shadow-requires-two-more-years-of-ev-subsidies/feed/7370405Japan Says Sayonara To Subsidies, Should Slump Sharplyhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/09/japan-says-sayonara-to-subsidies-should-slump-sharply/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/09/japan-says-sayonara-to-subsidies-should-slump-sharply/#commentsWed, 08 Sep 2010 08:36:43 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=365021After 13 months of rising car sales, Japan is looking into a deep, dark abyss. A government subsidy program will end any minute. Officially, the program runs through the end of September, but the funds have dried up. As of Monday, around 10.2 billion yen ($122m) were in the kitty. That’s about a day’s worth […]

]]>After 13 months of rising car sales, Japan is looking into a deep, dark abyss. A government subsidy program will end any minute. Officially, the program runs through the end of September, but the funds have dried up. As of Monday, around 10.2 billion yen ($122m) were in the kitty. That’s about a day’s worth […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/09/japan-says-sayonara-to-subsidies-should-slump-sharply/feed/1365021Japan: Cities Will Pay You To Buy A Carhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/japan-cities-will-pay-you-to-buy-a-car/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/japan-cities-will-pay-you-to-buy-a-car/#commentsSat, 21 Aug 2010 12:07:07 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=363446The Japanese auto industry is staring at the calendar like a rabbit at the snake. October 1, the rabbit will be dinner. October 1, government subsidies for purchases of “environmentally friendly vehicles” (read pretty much any new vehicle that passes Japanese rules) will be no more. According to popular wisdom, come October, the Japanese new […]

]]>The Japanese auto industry is staring at the calendar like a rabbit at the snake. October 1, the rabbit will be dinner. October 1, government subsidies for purchases of “environmentally friendly vehicles” (read pretty much any new vehicle that passes Japanese rules) will be no more. According to popular wisdom, come October, the Japanese new […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/japan-cities-will-pay-you-to-buy-a-car/feed/6363446Sky To Fall Down In Japanhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/sky-to-fall-down-in-japan/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/sky-to-fall-down-in-japan/#commentsMon, 09 Aug 2010 17:37:41 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=362500Everybody in the Japanese auto biz (and who’s not in the auto biz in Japan, except my friends who, but that’s for another day), everybody in the Japanese auto biz has their eye on the sky. Why? Because the sky is soon to drop. On September 30, government subsidies for purchases of “environmentally friendly vehicles” […]

]]>Everybody in the Japanese auto biz (and who’s not in the auto biz in Japan, except my friends who, but that’s for another day), everybody in the Japanese auto biz has their eye on the sky. Why? Because the sky is soon to drop. On September 30, government subsidies for purchases of “environmentally friendly vehicles” […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/sky-to-fall-down-in-japan/feed/1362500What’s Wrong With That Video? WTO Editionhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/what%e2%80%99s-wrong-with-that-video-wto-edition/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/what%e2%80%99s-wrong-with-that-video-wto-edition/#commentsSun, 08 Aug 2010 18:51:18 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=362428Doesn’t it bug you when other countries give their carmakers money? Doesn’t it bug you a hell of a lot when other countries give their carmakers money with they express purpose to increase exports? Shouldn’t those felonious countries be dragged in front of the WTO and shot? Well, there are exceptions.One such exception is Ford. […]

]]>Doesn’t it bug you when other countries give their carmakers money? Doesn’t it bug you a hell of a lot when other countries give their carmakers money with they express purpose to increase exports? Shouldn’t those felonious countries be dragged in front of the WTO and shot? Well, there are exceptions.One such exception is Ford. […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/08/what%e2%80%99s-wrong-with-that-video-wto-edition/feed/33362428Nissan Leaf Battery Packs Break The $400/kWh Barrierhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/05/nissan-leaf-battery-packs-break-the-400kwh-barrier/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/05/nissan-leaf-battery-packs-break-the-400kwh-barrier/#commentsWed, 05 May 2010 22:28:27 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=355470AutoblogGreen‘s Sam Abuelsamid earns a tip of the blogger’s hat today for making sense of a fascinating nugget in a Times of London piece on the Nissan Leaf. The revelation by Nissan EV honcho Andy Palmer to the British paper that Leaf battery packs cost £6,000 (about $9k) to produce could have been missed, buried […]

]]>AutoblogGreen‘s Sam Abuelsamid earns a tip of the blogger’s hat today for making sense of a fascinating nugget in a Times of London piece on the Nissan Leaf. The revelation by Nissan EV honcho Andy Palmer to the British paper that Leaf battery packs cost £6,000 (about $9k) to produce could have been missed, buried […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/05/nissan-leaf-battery-packs-break-the-400kwh-barrier/feed/49355470Japanese Auto Industry In The Grips Of Angst And Anxietyhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/japanese-auto-industry-in-the-grips-of-angst-and-anxiety/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/japanese-auto-industry-in-the-grips-of-angst-and-anxiety/#respondSat, 17 Apr 2010 15:15:50 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=353002Japan’s domestic car trade can look back at the first up year in seven years. Japan goes by the fiscal year, which spans from April 1 in the current year to March 31 in the next. In the 2009 fiscal, domestic sales of new vehicles rose 10 percent on the year. You think that’s an […]

]]>Japan’s domestic car trade can look back at the first up year in seven years. Japan goes by the fiscal year, which spans from April 1 in the current year to March 31 in the next. In the 2009 fiscal, domestic sales of new vehicles rose 10 percent on the year. You think that’s an […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/japanese-auto-industry-in-the-grips-of-angst-and-anxiety/feed/0353002China To Seriously Subsidize EVshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/china-to-seriously-subsidize-evs/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/china-to-seriously-subsidize-evs/#commentsFri, 09 Apr 2010 13:25:58 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=351884China’s carmakers better get their pure plug-ins ready. The central government is set to spend serious money to electrify development and sales. China Daily reports that “a much-awaited government stimulus plan” is ready for government approval and should be in effect in the next couple of months. Private buyers in five chosen cities (so far […]

]]>China’s carmakers better get their pure plug-ins ready. The central government is set to spend serious money to electrify development and sales. China Daily reports that “a much-awaited government stimulus plan” is ready for government approval and should be in effect in the next couple of months. Private buyers in five chosen cities (so far […]